Estonia wants to fly cows from Rīga Airport
The Latvian government has approved the use of Riga Airport as a transit point for exporting live cattle to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This regulatory change allows for the air transport of livestock, which was previously restricted to specific border crossings.
Why it matters
This expansion of export infrastructure aims to boost the regional agricultural economy by facilitating easier access to Central Asian markets.
Photo: LTV R gas lidosta Yesterday, 12:56 Transport Authors: LSM English (Latvian Public Media) Estonia plans to use Riga Airport as its main transhipment and dispatch point for the export of live cattle to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, according to information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture (ZM) at Tuesday's government meeting, LSM.lv reports. It is planned to organise regular shipments of live cattle from Estonia to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, using R ga Airport as the main transhipment and dispatch point. According to initial information, several thousand cattle are planned to be exported by the end of this year.
The article is a straightforward report on a government policy change regarding agricultural logistics.
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